Garment and sleeve construction



Apt-i128, 1970 J. A. AYOUB 3,508,279

GARMENT AND SLEEVE CONSTRUCTION Filed Aug. 12, 1968 INVENTOR. JOSEPH AAYOUB ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,508,279 GARMENT AND SLEEVECONSTRUCTION Joseph A. Ayoub, 594 Howard St., San Francisco, Calif.94103 Filed Aug. 12, 1968, Ser. No. 752,047 Int. Cl. A41d 27/12; A41b9/06 U.S. Cl. 2113 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE This inventionrelates to a new and improved garment construction for ladies garmentshaving a close fitting bodice and sleeves such as dress liners, slips,and blouses.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a new and improvedgarment construction for close fitting ladies garments such asundergarments which provides underarm protective shields.

Another object of the invention is to provide a garment construction fora close fitting ladies garment which permits free movement of the armswithout binding.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment constructionsuitable for use in close fitting undergarments to be Worn under ladiesuniforms which provides underarm protection and which permits freemovement of the arms without binding.

In order to accomplish this result the present invention contemplatesproviding in a garment having a close .fitting bodice and sleeves anelongated gusset extending along the underarm of each sleeve and partway down the sides of the bodice. The gusset is connected at seams alongcutouts in the sleeve and bodice complementary in shape to the gusset.The gusset is formed to provide a flat pouch or envelope closed at thebodice end of the gusset and open near the sleeve end of the gusset forreceiving a removable and replaceably absorbent, protective pad.

According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the gusset isformed of a first elongated piece of material extending continuouslyalong the underarm of the sleeve and part way down the side of thebodice, connected at seams along cut-outs in the sleeve and bodicecomplementary in shape to the gusset. A second elongated piece ofmaterial overlies the first and is attached along the seams extendingfrom the bodice end of the gusset. The second elongated piece ofmaterial terminates above the end of the sleeve and is left open to forma pouch between the first and second elongated pieces of material. Athird piece of material overlies the first piece of material and extendsfrom the end of the sleeve, terminating above the sleeve with a slightoverlap of the second piece of material. The end of the third piece ofmaterial overlying the second piece of material is left open to providean overlapping lip over the opening in the pouch or envelope forsecurely retaining a protective, absorbent pad within the pouch orenvelope.

Other features and advantages of the present invention become apparentin the following specification and accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a dress linerembodying the present invention.

FIGURE 2 is a detailed fragmentary perspective view of the underarm sideof the dress liner.

FIGURE 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the gusset.

In the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIGURE 1 thereis shown a dress liner 10 formed by a close fitting bodice 11 and closefitting sleeves 12. Extending continuously along the underarm of eachsleeve and part way down the sides of the bodice, there is a gusset 13connected at seams 14 along cut-outs in the sleeve and bodicecomplementary in shape to the gusset.

Referring more particularly to the garment and sleeve construction, asillustrated in FIGURE 2, it is seen that the gusset 13 is of flat,elongated shape rounded at the bodice end 15 of the gusset and extendingat its other end to the end 16 of sleeve 12. Referring jointly to FIG-URES 2 and 3, the gusset is formed by a first flat elongated piece ofmaterial 23 connected to the sleeve 12 and bodice 11 along the seams 14formed along the edge of a cut-out in the sleeve and bodicecomplementary in shape to the shape of the gusset. Overlying the firstelongated piece of material 23, a second fiat, elongated piece ofmaterial 21 extends from the bodice end 15 of the gusset to a line 22terminating before the end 16 of sleeve 12. The end of the second pieceof material 21 along line 22 is left open. A third flat piece ofmaterial 20 extends from the end 16 of sleeve 12 to a line 24 above thesleeve slightly overlapping the second piece of material 21 to form alip 25 over the opening along line 22. The third piece of material 20 isconnected along the seam 14 and is also connected to the sleeve 12 alongthe end 16. The third piece of material 20 is, however, left open alongthe line 24 so that the lip 25 overlies an opening to the pouch orenvelope formed by the first and second pieces of material. Aprotective, absorbent pad 26 may then be retained Within the pouch orenvelope formed by the gusset. The pad 26 will be securely retainedwithout loss because of the overlapping lip 25 formed by the third pieceof material 20.

Because the gusset extends continuously from the end 16 of sleeve 12partly down the side of bodice 11, and is formed by fiat pieces ofmaterial, the gusset provides a non-binding joint between the sleeve 12and bodice 11 for free movement of the arms. The gusset itself is apouch or envelope for receiving the absorbent, protective pad which isremovable and replaceable. It is apparent that the gusset may beconstructed to form a variety of pouches or envelopes without departingfrom the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A garment construction for a ladies garment having a bodice andsleeves fitted close to the body comprising: an elongated gusset formedof a first elongated piece of material extending continuously along theunderarm of the sleeve and part way down the side of the bodice, saidsleeve and bodice formed with cut-outs complementary in shape to thegusset, said first piece of material connected along seams along saidcut-outs, and a second elongated piece of material overlying the firstand attached along said seams extending from the bodice end of thegusset and open near the sleeve end to form a pouch between said firstand second elongated pieces of material.

2. A garment construction as set forth in claim 1 wherein said secondelongated piece of material extends from the bodice end of the gussetand terminates above the end of the sleeve and wherein said gusset alsocomprises a third piece of material overlying the first piece PatentedApr. 28, 1970 3 of material, extending from the end of the sleeve andter- FOREIGN PATENTS mmatmg above the sleeve Wlth a shght overlap of thesec- 2,290 1906 Great Britain 0nd piece of material.

2,435 1910 Great Brztam. References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 639,24212/1899 Jacks 256 US. Cl. X.R. 920,325 5/1909 Heber 254 X 2 4 5 ALFREDR. GUEST. Primary Examiner

